verb phrase To have antipathy for; hate: He knows I’m a federal cop, so he’s got to figure I got a hard on for Panthers/ couple heavy-duty Cubans worked for the CIA when the CIA had a hard-on for Castro (1970s+)

1. Also, have a good or strong head for. 2. Be able to tolerate, as in Nell has no head for liquor, or Luckily I have a good head for heights. [ Early 1800s ] 3. Have a mental aptitude for, as in She has a good head for figures and straightened out the statistics […]

Also, have a hold on. Have a controlling influence over. For example, Blackmailers have a hold over their victims, or, as Shakespeare put it in The Merchant of Venice (4:1): “The law has yet another hold on you.” [ Late 1500s ]

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